Game apparatus



July M, 135. J. B. FIRES-I ONE GAME APPARATUS Filed Deo.

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July 16, 1935.. l J. B. FIRE-STONE GAME APPARATUS Filed Dec. 24, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 .INVENTOR Jil/m reone Patente-cl `uly 16,` 1935 la l UNITED.

' GAMEVAPPARATUS npplienfumI December 24, man, saintim..realise Y reclaim; (omver-2n- This invention relates to a'gaine.apparatus.nl

improved gamea-pparatus which.:is:nelaitztirely sineple and inexpensive inconstruction and: efficient L in use; t l

A further object of the present invention iszt'oy provide the gameapparatus:hereinatterdeserib'ed andclairned.` l, t f 1.

`An` additional. obj ect of :thef present;V invention is to provide in a game apparatus, th'ef combi:- nation of: a: cabinet havingia sight. opening; provided. therein. andi including an; .inclined playing* board having a ball exit opening forrnectthereingf meansl'tor propelling balls ontolthe: upper' poreA tion of said inclined;l playingrboard: so that they may gravitate` thereover andi enterinte said. exit opening; aninclined runway arranged below' said:y inclined playing board inf communication with said `loa-1l exit opening for1 conducting; spent: ballsi back tot a point adjacent` tof;` but below',. said: prospellingI mea-ns; said runway having a; ball'` exit. opening or pocketv formed therein.` in. the' lower" portion thereof; a vscoreindicatingdevice 'in said'.

cabinet including. a'` pivotal indicator" having:

spaced scoreindicating indicia thereon and said indicator having; a relatively blan'lcspacettreneon,` between said :indicia: means normally umging. said indicator into a position to dispose the said; relatively blank space thereon in: `registrationzl.` withv said sight. opening; andisaid scorie-indicata ing; deviceincludingga 4member;arranged in said, pocket. and actuated by balls` enteringlsaid pocket: to pivot said indicator at dii-ferent.'times intoi ai position to dispose4 saidf indicia. selectively reg:- istration with said sight opening; against thenctionA of said urging means..A i f 1. l'

p Other objects will appear hereinafteri. l

The invention consists inA the' novel c'zornloinalA tion.` and arrangement of parts tobehereinaiter'. described and claimed. i The invention will best be understood by' ref-- erence to the accompanyingI drawings;` showing the preferred form of construction and in which: Fig. 1 is a top plan `viewoft an: amusement. gga-rne cabinet. having a pref-erred f orrn-` of the presentV invention embodiedtherein; W. Fig. 2"* is a, vertical` longitudinalon line 2,-2. inFg. 1;v l Fig. 3 is a plan view ofta preferred arrange L l ment` of runways-embodied in the-new garr1e.api` paratus; A .s p Fig. 4 is a transverse vertical*- sectionalqviewon line l-4 in Fig. 3;

sectional view'L Fig. 5. is an enlarged perspective vdetail view,

Y partly in` section, of a score-indicating orv regis-r ter-ingdevice embodied inl thernew game: appar-f patins; and.` l Y l ,V

Fig. 6, is a sectional detail view-.ot the` score-f indicating device shown in'lig. 51 l u y Ther present inyentionisv designedz particularly.

l for use, with, and: is-shown in ther dni-wingsinu It `is an object of` this.inventionato` provide an! conjunction. wiitln al game apparatus@ ot the socailledix.nin gamaJ orpirr and: marielle` game, type;l and; such ai gaine apparatus isgenerally in- .L

l dicatedat.linthedrawings. 'Ehe'apparatus Mir.

commises-@cabinet lfl; inwhich is arranged an inclined `playing hoardl IZ and this playing,` board: F21 is; provided.: w-iftlt'Y hall", exity openings t3, Exe tending around ther marginal edge; oil therplaylng`V sumface or'inclined plafysing:board; l2 is. aw rampl Id'i and arranged@ at' the` lower' end` ot the ramp lll' is aprlopelling, device: on plunger |5plo'y means oi?` which balls; man' be propelled, one at atime,-` ai-round'the ramp Mi onto? the playing surface t2 sothat they may! en'ten into` and pass throughI tha-ballneait. openings |13'.

Pivotallyv mounted on. the inclined pla-ying;-` bnaidx I'2',:in1 coniuncti-o-n withi each: off the ball exit openings I3,. is: aftrapor door 16:; these traps or` doorsv L61 beingf hinged-` to: the: inclined playing boardi lf2,- as at, ITL.l andi eachfofl thefsanie having. an armflll depending below the inclined: playing boardl2s.. f-c 'y W'henzagspentL-ballfalls tliroi-ig/lr` one of the ball exit ener-linge D3@ itfalleintoa corresponding: one ofwa iseries or gaioup: ofi runways 2i! (Fig. 3').` I-liese runways 2D are arranged' upon an inclinedl iloor. ha? which, in. tum. isl arranged belowy theP playing: board; th, and; each. et these. runways 241i has lconimnnicatinn; withV au preselected.. group of.' tlie: ba1l exit, openings t3.. When au spent ball. enters: onefoii the nunways Zit icfgravitates toward theflower: endrof; the saine and actuates one' of.

thescorer-indicatinga unitsi 45 (Eigs;.4,.5 andl 6) in a mannenfsetwfontl: hereinafter; Each-,LotV the:inc'llinedf` runways 2i) includes: an enlarged lowerA vendv portion zfl: and arranged in eachiof these: enlarged endportions 2d (Fig. 5`=)` isa `grouprotha'll'deiectingrpins 22: which; serve toi divida thelowen end portion 2| ot each runway' 2lb into twoxdiverging routes or branches:r 23 and 24; f p g .li'ormedimtheinclinedllower door' i9, adjacent the lower endtpontion: 1|; of each runway 29,. is-` a; ball exit opening or pocket 25 and slidably mounted below the inclinedlbor I9, so as to hold balls temporarily in the pockets or exit openings 2L5, ist a* slide plate orballreleasing" member 26.

"-Slifd'abiymounted in tlre` lower" end'. wall El' of" tnecabiner lil1 is a com' slide; 'it which has a de` ,ingf armwW-ea-rried thereby engages the' slide I plate: 218 drop :through the" exit openings 3i?- in the latter ont@ *an f inclined; runway 3|f by which they' are returned into a transverse runway 32; the balls being fed by the transverse runway 32 back to a point adjacent to, but below, the propelling means I5, for replay.

Slidably arranged below the inclined playing board I2 is a slide plate 33. This slide plate 33 has openings 34 formed therein into which the tongues I8 of the traps I6 project, and those portions of the slide plate 33 which denne the marginal edges of these openings 34 are engageable with the tongues or arms I8 of the traps I6 so as to reset or move the latter into open position.

Carried by and depending from the slide plate 33 is an arm 35 (Fig. 2) and this arm 35 is engageable with the inner end of the coin slide 28, (right hand end, Figs. 2 and 3).

Mounted on the lower inclined floor I9 in the enlarged lower end portion 2I of each runway 20 is a supporting bracket 35 which has a pair of spaced upright extensions 31. The bracket 36 also has an arm 33 which projects above the extensions 31 thereof. Extending between., and

having its ends journalled in, the extensions 31 of each of the brackets 36 is horizontal shaft 39 and each of these shafts 39 carries a score indicating or registering device which is generally indicated at 40 (Figs. 5 and 6) Each of the scoreeindicating or registering devices 4G includes a base plate 4I. Each of these base plates 4I is associated with one of the pockets or ball exit openings 25 and each base plate 4I includes two downwardly and oppositely angled orf curved end portions 42 and 43 (Figs. 4 and 5) which normally' project into the corresponding pocket 25.

Each of the score-indicating or registering devices 43 also includes an upright arm 44 and carried by each arm 44 at the upper end thereof is a score-indicating member in the form of a segmental dial or plate 45. Each of these indicators 45 has a relatively blank portion 46 andeach indicator 45 has oppositely angled score' indiciabearing end portions 41 and 48 which are arranged on opposite sides of the relativelyf blank central portion 45. The relativelyv blank central portions 45 of the indicators 45, as well as the indicia-bearing angled end portions 41 and 48 thereof are visible, at different times, through sight openings 49; these openings 4B being formed in housings 53 which are arranged in the cabinet I I above the inclined playing board I2.

The score indicators 45 and their supporting arms 44, are normally held by resetting springs 5I, in a position wherein the relatively blank central portions 45 of the indicators 45 are visible through the sight openings 49;' these re-setting springs 5I being attached at their upper ends to the adjacent and corresponding bracket arms 38 and being attached at their lower ends to the upward extensions 52 of the indicators 45.

Operation Balls are played, one at a time, around the ramp I4, onto the inclined playing surface I2, by means of the propelling devicev I5, sorthat they may enter into the ball exit or scoring openings I3, whereupon, falling through the exit openings I3, they engage the tongues I8 thereof and close the traps I6 so as to prevent additional balls from being played through the corresponding exit openings I3.

The played balls whichfall through the exit openings I3 pass into the corresponding inclined runways 20 and traveling by gravity down the latter, are deflected by thepins 22 (Fig. 5) into either one of the two branches 23 or 24 of the corresponding runway 20.

Thus, assuming that a ball is deflected by the pins 22 into the branch 23 of one of the runways 20, it will then pass into the corresponding exit opening or pocket 25 and fall upon the angled end portion 43 or base of the indicating device 4U, thereby pivoting the indicating device 4U clockwise, Fig. 5, against the action if its resetting spring 5I; thus pivoting the indicia-bearing angled end portion or face 48 of the indicator 45 (clockwise, Fig. 5) into registration with the corresponding sight opening 49 so as to expose to view the score-indicating indicium 53 thereon.

Conversely, if the played ball is deected by the pins 22 into the branch 24 of the runway 2G it will fall upon the angled end portion 42 of the base plate 4I of the corresponding indicating device 40,-

andin so doing, will pivot the indicating device 4U (counterclockwise, Fig. 5), against the action of its resetting spring 5I, so as to expose to View through the corresponding sight opening 49 the flag or indicium-bearing end portion 41 of the corresponding indicator 4U and the score-indicating indicium 54 thereon.

The indicia 53 and 54 on the flags or indicators 53 and 54, respectively, are in the preferred and particular form of the invention shown in the drawings, the indicia used in playing the socalled game of Tic-Tac-Toe, and it is to be noted that a bank of sight openings 49 are provided in the cabinet I I above the playing surface I2 in acrostic rows (Fig. 1) and corresponding number of the indicators 46-41-48, etc., are arranged therebelow, so that the player may attempt to play balls into the ball exit or scoring openings I3 in such a manner as to actuate the ilags or indicators 40-45-45 etc., according to a selected pattern of acrostic rows or sight openings 49.

The indicator flags 41 or 48 areheld in registration with the sight openings 49, by entrapment of the spent balls 55 in the pockets 25 between the angled end portions 42 and 43 respectively, of the base plates 4I of the indicators 40 until such time as the coin slide 28 is moved inwardly (left to right, Fig. 2) whereupon the depending arm 29 of the coin slide 28 engages the lower edge portioni of the slide plate 26 and thus moves the openings 30 therein into registration with the exit openings or pocket 25 which are formed in the floor I9. The trapped balls 55 then fall into the inclined runway 3I by 'which they are returned to the transverse runway 32 to be fed by the latter to a point adjacent to but below the propelling device I5 for replay.

' As the coin slide 28 is moved inwardly (left to right, Fig. 2), the inner end of the coin slide (right-hand end, Figs. 2 and 3) engages the depending arm 35 of the slide plate 33, thereby shifting the latter (left to right, Fig. 2), whereupon the portions of the slide plate 33 which dene the to tell, even after ascertaining the particular exitV opening I3 through which a played ball has fallen, which of the two score-indicators or flags 41-48 associated therewith will be actuated thereby and brought into registration with the corresponding sight opening 49, since the played ball, travelling aooaooa` ing score-indicating device 40.

It is to be understood `that the particular in dicia- 53-54 shown on Vthe flags -or Yindicators 148-41 respectively are merely illustrativevof indicia which may be used for playingthe so-called game of TicTac-Toe and that the 'indicia shown may be replaced by any other desired score-indicating indicia; 1

`While I have illustrated and described the 15 preferred form of construction for carrying my tions and modifications as come within'the scope `of the `appended claims. 1 i i l Having thus described my invention, whatI claim as new and desire to protect by Letters f i Patent is: l

1. In a` game apparatus, -the combination of a cabinet having a sight opening formed therein and including an inclined playing boardhaving a ball exit opening formedwtherein; vmeans for propelling balls onto the upper portion' of `said inclined playing board so that they may gravitate thereover and enter into' said exit opening; an inclined-"runway arranged below said inclined playing board in communication with said `ball exit opening for conducting spent balls backlto a cn A point adjacent to; but below, Vsaid propelling means; said runway having a ball exit opening or pocket formed therein in the lower portion thereof;`a score-indicating device in said cabinetincluding a movably mounted indicator having spaced score-indicating indiciathereon and said indicator having a relativelyblankgspaee thereon and means normally urgingv said indicator into a position to dispose the said relatively blank space thereon in registration with4 said` sight opening;

` said score-indicating device including a member actuated by balls entering the said pocket-to move said indicator, against the action of said urging means, and at different times, into a position to disposesaid indicia selectively in registration with said sight opening. Y

2L In a game apparatus, the combination of a cabinet having a sight opening formedtherein and including an inclined playing board having a ball exit opening'formed therein; means for pro peilingr balls onto the upper portion `of said inclined playing board so that they may gravitate thereover and enter into 4said exit opening;` an inclined runway arranged below said/inclined playing board in communication with said ball exit opening for conducting spent ballsback to` a point adjacent to, but below, said ypropelling means; said runway having Va ball exit opening or pocket formed therein the lower portionthereof a score-indicating device in said cabinet including a movably `mounted indicator having a `relatively blank space thereonbetween said` indicia; `and means normally urging said indicator into a position to dispose the said relatively blank space thereon in registration with said sight opening; said score-indicating device including a member having portions projecting intosaid pocket and actuated by balls entering the said pocket to lmove said indicator against the action of said` urging means, and at different times, 4into apositionto disposesaid indicia selectively in registration with. said sightyopening. 1 t

-3. In a gameapparatus, the combination of a cabinet having a sight opening formed therein and including aninclined playing board having a ball `exit opening provided therein; means for` i propelling balls one at a time onto the upper portion of said inclined playing board sovthat they may gravitate thereover and enter into said exit opening; an inclined runway arranged belowV saidinclined playing board in communication with said ball exit opening for conducting spent ball back to a point adjacent to but below said propelling means; said runway'havinga ball exit opening or pocket provided therein in the lower portion thereof; means dividing said runway into branches having communication with said pocket at opposite ends of the latter; 'a scoreindicating device including an indicator having spaced indicia thereon selectively movable into registration with said sight opening; saidin` dicating device `including a member. having op-` positely extending and downwardly angled.; end portions projecting into said pocket ballstravelling from the said branches of said runway into said pocket to move said indicator into position to' i dispose said indicia at different tiinesin regis` tration with said sight openings; means normally urging said indicator into a position to dispose said indicia out of registration with said sight opening; and a ball-releasing member arranged in said cabinet below said runway andV pocket and `coacting 'at diierent times with the said downwardly angled end portions of the said rstnamed member to hold balls in said pocket and tohold said indicator in position to disposesaid indicia at different times in registration with said sight opening. f V4. lIn a game apparatus, thercombination of: a cabinet having a sight opening formed therein and including an inclined playingboard having a ball exit Aopening provided therein; means for propelling balls one ata time ontothe upper portionof said inclined playing board so that they. may gravitate thereover and enter into said exit opening; an inclined runway arranged below said inclined playing board in communication with said ball exit opening for conducting` spent balls'back to a point adjacent to, but below, said propelling means; said runway having a ball exit opening or pocket provided therein; in thelower end portion thereof; and said runway having branches communicating withsaid pocket; a score indicating device in` said cabinet includingan indicator member having spaced indicia thereon movable atdifferent times into registration with said sight opening; and means actuated by balls entering `said pocket from the said branches of said runway to move said indicator'at diiierent times `in opposite Vdirections and thereby move `indicia selectively into registration' with said sight opening.

5. In a game apparatus, the combination a cabinet having a sight opening formed ltherein and` including an inclined playing board having a ball exit opening provided therein; means for propelling balls one at a time onto the Vupper portion4 of said inclined playing board sothat they may gravitate thereover and enter into said exitopening; an inclined'runway arranged below said inclined playing board in communication with said ball exit opening lfor conducting spent balls back to a point adjacent to but belowsaid propelling means; said runway having `a ball exit-"opening or pocket provided thereinlin the lower portion thereof and having4 branches communicating with said pocket; a score indicating device in said cabinet including an indicator member having spaced indicia thereon selectively movable into registration with said sight opening and having a relatively blank space between said indicia; means normally urging said indicator into a position to dispose said rela,- tively blank space in registration with said sight opening; and means actuated by balls entering said pocket from the said branches of said runway to move said indicator at diiierent times in opposite directions, against the action of said urging means, and thereby move said indicia selectively into registration with said sight opening.

6. In a game apparatus, the combination of a cabinet having a sight opening formed therein and including an inclined playing board having a ball exit opening provided therein; means for propelling balls one at a time onto the upper portion of said inclined playing board so that they may gravitate thereover and enter into said exit opening; an inclined runway arranged below said inclined pla-yingy board` in communication with said ball exit opening for conducting spent balls back to a point adjacent to but below said propelling means, said runway having a ball exit opening or pocket provided therein; a score indicating device in said cabinet including an indicator member having spaced indicia thereon movable at diierent times into registration with said sight opening; means actuated by balls entering said pocket from the said runway to move said indicator at different times in opposite directions and thereby move said indicia selectively into registration with said sight opening arranged in said cabinet; and a ball-releasing member below said pocket for temporarily holding balls therein and said second-named means in effective position.

'7. In a game apparatus, the combination of: a cabinet having a sight opening formed therein and including an inclined playing board having a ball exit opening provided therein; means for propelling balls one at a time onto the upper portion of said inclined playing board so that they may gravitate thereover and enter into said exit opening; an inclined runway arranged below said inclined playing board in communication l with said ball exit opening for conducting spent balls back to a point adjacent to, but below, said propelling means; said runway having a ball exit opening or pocket provided therein; means dividing said runway into branches; a score indicating device in said cabinet including a segmental indicator dial having spaced indicia thereon selectively movable into registration with said sight opening and having a relatively blank space thereon between said indicia; means normally urging said indicator dial into a position to dispose said relatively blank space in registration with said sight opening; and means actuated by balls entering said pocket from the said runway to move said indicator at different times in opposite directions and said indicia selectively into registration with said sight openings.

8. In a game apparatus, the combination of: a cabinet having a bank of sight openings provided therein arranged in acrostic rows and said cabinet including an inclined playing board provided with ball exit or scoring openings; means for propelling balls one at a time onto the upper portion of said inclined playing board so that they may gravitate thereover and enter into said ball exit or scoring openings; inclined runways arranged in said cabinet below said inclined play'- ing board for conducting spent balls to a point adjacent to, but below, said propelling means and each of saidy runways having communication with a preselected number of said ball exit or scoring openings; a score indicating device arranged in said cabinet below each of said sight openings and each of said score-indicating devices including an indicator having spaced scoreindicating indicia thereon and each of said indicators having a relatively blank space thereon in registration with the corresponding one of said sight openings; each of said runways having a ball exit opening or pocket formed therein in the lower portion thereof; and each of said scoreindicating devices including means actuated by balls traveling from the corresponding one of said runways into the said pocket formed therein to move the corresponding one or" said indicators, at different times, against the action of the said urging means, into a position to dispose the said indicia thereon selectively in registration with the corresponding one of said sight openings.

9. In a game apparatus, the combination of a cabinet having a bank ofsight openings provided therein arranged in acrostic rows and said cabinet including an inclined playing board provided with ball exit or scoring opening; -means for propelling balls one at av time onto the upper portion of said inclined playing board so that they may gravitate thereover and enter into said ball exit or scoring openings; inclined runways arranged in said cabinet below said inclined playing board for conducting spent balls to a point adjacent to, but below, said propelling means and each of said runways having ycommunication with a preselectedy number of said ball exit or scoring openings; a score indicating device arranged in said cabinet below each of said sight openings and each of said score-indicating devices including an indicator` having spaced scoreindicating indicia thereon and each of said indicators having a relatively blank space thereon between said indicia; means normally urging each of said indicators into position to dispose the said relatively blank space thereon in registration with the corresponding one of said sight openings; each of said runways having a ball exit opening or pocket formed therein in the lower portion thereof; each of said runways including branches and said branches having communication independently relative to each other with a corresponding one of said pockets; and each of said score-indicating devices including means actuated by balls traveling from the said branches of the corresponding one of said runways into the said pocket formed therein to move said indicators, at diierent times, against the action of the said urging means, into a position to dispose the said indicia thereon selectively in registration with said sight openings.

10. In a game apparatus, the combination of a cabinet having a bank of sight-openings provided therein arranged in acrostic rows and said cabinet including an inclined playing board provided with ball exit or scoring openings; means for propelling balls one at a time onto the upper portion of said inclined playing board so that they may gravitate thereover and enter into said ball exit or scoring openings; inclined runways arranged in saidcabinet below said inclined playing board for conducting spent balls to a point adjacent to, but below, said propelling means and each of said runways having communication with a preselected number of said ball exit or scoring openings; a score indicating device arranged in said cabinet below each of said sight openings and each of said score-indicating devices including an indicator having spaced score-indicating indicia thereon; each of said indicators having a relatively blank space thereon between said indicia; meansV normally urging each of said indicators into position to dispose the said relatively blank space thereon in registration with the corresponding one of said sight openings; each of said runways having a ball exit opening or pocket formed therein in the lower portion thereof.; each of said runways including branches and said branches having communication independently relative to each other with the corresponding one of said pockets; and each of said score-indicating devices including means, actuated by balls traveling from the said branches of the corresponding one of said runways into the said pocket formed therein, to move said indicators, at different times, and in opposite directions, against the action of the said urging means, into a position to dispose'the said l having a sight opening therein and including a member providing a playing surface having a ball exit opening therein; means for propelling balls over said playing surface so that they may enter into said exit opening; a ball return runway below said playing surface having communication with said exit opening; a score indicator pivotally mounted in said cabinet below said sight opening; and means including a member arranged'in said runway and operable by a ball traveling therealong for pivoting said score indicator, at diierent times, in opposite directions, into registration with said sight opening.

12. A game apparatus, comprising: a cabinet having a sight opening therein and including a member providing a playing surface having a ball exit opening therein; means for propelling balls over said playing surface so that they may enter into said exit opening; a ball return runway below said playing surface having communication with said exit opening; a score indicator movably mounted in said cabinet below said sight opening; and means including a member arranged in said runway and operable by a ball traveling therealong for moving said score indicator, at different times, in opposite directions, into registration with said sight opening.

13. A game apparatus, comprising: a cabinet including a member providing a playing surface having a ball exit opening therein; means for propelling balls over said playing surface so that they may enter into said exit opening; a ball return runway below said playing surface having communication with said exit opening; a scorel indicator pivotally mounted in said cabinet; and means including a member arranged in said runway and operable by a ball traveling therealong for pivoting said score indicator, at different times, in opposite directions. i Y

14. A game apparatus, comprising: a cabinet including a member providing a playing surface having a ball exit opening therein; a ball return runway below said playing surface having communication with said exit opening; a score indicator movably mounted in said cabinet; and

means including a member arranged in said runway and operable by a ball traveling therealong for moving said score indicator, 'at diierent times, in opposite directions.

15. A game apparatus, comprising: a cabinet having a sight opening therein and including a member providing `a playing surface having Ya ball exit opening therein; means for propelling balls over said playing surface so that they may enter into said exit opening; a ball return runway in said cabinet below said playing surface and having communication with said ball exit opening; said runway having communicating branches; a score indicator pivotally mounted in said cabinet below said sight opening; and means in- Y cluding a member having a portion arranged in each of the said branches of said runway and engageable by a ball traveling therealong for pivoting said score indicator, at different times, in opposite directions, into registration with said sight opening.

16. A` game apparatus, comp-rising: a cabinet having a sight opening therein and including a member providing a playing surface having a ball exit opening therein; means for propelling balls over said playing surface so that they may enter into said exit opening; a ball return runway in said cabinet below said playing surface and having communication with said ball exit opening; said runway having communicating branches; a score indicator movably mounted in said cabinet below said sight opening; and means including a member having a portioni arranged in each of the said branches of said runway and engageable by a ball traveling therealong for moving said score indicator, at different times, in opposite directions, into registration with said sight opening.

17. A game apparatus, comprising: a cabinet having a sight opening therein and including a member providing a playing surface having a ball exit opening therein; means for propelling'balls over said playing surface so that they may enter into said exit opening; a ball return runway in said cabinet below said playing surface and having communication with said ball exit opening; said runway having communicating branches; a score indicator pivotally mounted in said cabinet below said sight opening; and means including an element arranged in each of the said branches of said runway and 'engageable by a ball traveling therealong for pivoting said score indicator, at different times, in opposite directions, into registration with said sight opening.

18. A game apparatus, comprising: a cabinet having a sight opening therein and including a member providing a playing surface having a ball exit opening therein; means for propelling balls over said playing surface so that they may enter into said exit opening; a ball return runway in said cabinet below said playing surface and having communication with said ball exit opening; said runway having communicating branches; a score indicator movably mounted in said cabinet below said sight op-ening; and means including an element arranged in each of the said branches of said runway and engageable by a ball traveling therealong for moving said score indicator, at different times, in opposite directions, into registration with said sight opening.

JOHN B. FIRESTONE. 

